صَوْب
side
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Most common words from the same root
صَوَاب in English
Noun · masculine
- correctness, right
- accuracy, rightness, truth
سَلُوا قَلْبِي غَدَاةَ سَلَا وَثَابَا لَعَلَّ عَلَى ٱلْجَمَالِ لَهُ عِتَابًا وَيُسْأَلُ فِي ٱلْحَوَادِثِ ذُو صَوَابٍ فَهَلْ تَرَكَ ٱلْجَمَالُ لَهُ صَوَابًاAsk my heart the early morning it forgets and returns to its previous state Perhaps towards the beautiful one it has some reproach Only wise people are supposed to be asked Did the beauty leave any wisdom to it1946, Ahmed Shawqi, سلو قلبي [Ask my heart]
- reason, consciousness, sanity
Word origin
From the root ص و ب (ṣ w b), see also صَوَّبَ (ṣawwaba).
Words from the root ص-و-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
صَابَ
· present يَصُوبُ
Form I · The plain action
to hit, to find the target in; to descend, to rain
صَيْبُوبَة
صَائِب
right
مَصُوب
صَوَّبَ
· present يُصَوِّبُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to aim, point, or direct (something, such as a ranged weapon, like an arrow); to amend (something deemed to be a mistake or an error), to correct, to rectify, to right, to remedy; to straighten; to inform (someone) that he or she is correct; to deem (someone or something, such as an opinion) acceptable, correct, or conforming
تَصْوِيب
verbal noun of صَوَّبَ
مُصَوِّب
مُصَوَّب
to hit (the mark, target), to hit on the right thing; to hit, to strike (someone); to injure, to hurt (someone)
أَصْوَب
more/most right
اِسْتِصْوَاب
verbal noun of اِسْتَصْوَبَ
صَاب
squirting cucumber
صَوَاب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
accuracy
سَلُوا قَلْبِي غَدَاةَ سَلَا وَثَابَا
لَعَلَّ عَلَى ٱلْجَمَالِ لَهُ عِتَابًا
وَيُسْأَلُ فِي ٱلْحَوَادِثِ ذُو صَوَابٍ
فَهَلْ تَرَكَ ٱلْجَمَالُ لَهُ صَوَابًاAsk my heart the early morning it forgets and returns to its previous state
Perhaps towards the beautiful one it has some reproach
Only wise people are supposed to be asked
Did the beauty leave any wisdom to it1946, Ahmed Shawqi, سلو قلبي [Ask my heart]
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